What time of year are companies doing the most hiring?

If you're an educator, you are probably used to an annual employment contract that starts in July and ends in June the following year. This means much of the hiring and promotions take place during the summer months, before the instructional calendar begins. However, this is not the case for other industries. If you are looking to move into roles outside of education, then you need to know when hiring is most likely to happen so you can work backwards. You need enough time to get prepared, with an updated resume and portfolio so you can apply when the time comes. You also need enough time to build and nurture your professional network so you are not applying to roles as a complete stranger to your companies of choice. 

So when are companies doing the most hiring? According to Indeed.com, the month of February is "peak hiring time". Jobs are most likely to be posted in January, and hiring managers are most likely to begin interviewing in February. Why is this? It is because hiring and job posting happens at the beginning of the fiscal (budget) year. The start of the budget year for companies is the start of the calendar year (Jan-Feb). The start of the budget year for education organizations is the summer (June-July). Internal education promotions can happen at time of the year, but pay attention to when retirements are most likely to take place from individuals in upper leadership. In my experience, this was December. So this meant internal promotions would follow soon after (Jan-Feb). 

Either way you look at it, now is the best time of year to be in prep mode for your career upleveling. Are you ready? Do you even know what to focus on? If not, you need a coach. My Job Search Blueprint coaching program is designed to help you do exactly this type of prep work. Click the buttons below to get more information, so you can spend your time wisely in preparation for a big career move when the hiring is hot!